Obituaries
Debra Brown
Sep 16, 2014
Born April 8, 1953, in Hamlin, Texas, Debra was the daughter of James William and Rebecca Ann Jones Brown. She grew up in Hamlin, graduating from Hamlin High School in the class of 1971, before attending HardinSimmons University in Abilene, where she earned a Bachelor of the Arts degree in 1975. Upon graduating, she went to work for STE...
Johnny Jeffrey
Sep 8, 2014
Born January 18, 1936, in Fisher County, Texas, Johnny was the son of Trueitt J.T. and Lydia Jewell Gibson Jeffrey. He graduated from McCaulley High School in the class of 1954. On July 20, 1957,he married the love of his life, Barbara Ann Babs Henderson, in McCaulley. The couple moved to Hamlin shortly after their marriage. Johnny was the...
Arliene Bryant
Sep 2, 2014
Arliene was born on April 18, 1917 in Hamlin, Texas. She was the daughter of the late Price and Eva Turner Amerson. A very progressive woman in her time, Arliene bought a local Fire and Casualty Insurance Agency in 1939 and managed the agency until her retirement in 1973. She married John C. Bryant on May 7, 1947 in...
Jim Dixon
Sep 2, 2014
Born April 30, 1926, on the Dixon Ranch in Reagan County, Jim was the son of the late W.H. and Octavia Belcher Dixon. He graduated from Reagan County High School on May 17, 1946 and received his Bachelor Degree in Agriculture from Texas Tech University in 1949. Jim married Barbara Anita Moss February 16, 1949, in Brownfield. Jim taught...
Bertie Sewell
Aug 25, 2014
Born September 20, 1925, in Hamlin, Texas, Bertie was the daughter of A.B. and Ruth Johnson Maynard. Bertie grew up in Hamlin, and graduated from Hamlin High School. She married J.W. Perryman, and the couple moved to Houston, where she lived until J.W. passed away in 1959. Bertie returned to Hamlin, and in October of 1962, she married Cal...
Dorothy Tankersley
Aug 19, 2014
Born April 18, 1925, in Fisher County, Texas, Dorothy was the daughter of James Robert and Delia Johnson Beard. She graduated from Sylvester High School in 1942, and attended HardinSimmons University. Dorothy taught school for a short while, then went to work for American Airlines as a stewardess in October of 1947. On May 14, 1950, she married John...
Robert Fletcher
Aug 18, 2014
Born June 4, 1935, in Jones County, Texas, Robert was the son of Wiltz Watts and Ruth Goodwin Fletcher. He grew up in Hamlin, Texas, where he excelled at every sport available at Hamlin High School, especially baseball. After graduating from Hamlin High School, he attended the University of Wyoming on a football scholarship, before transferring to Texas Christian...
Ricardo Villanueva
Jul 31, 2014
Born July 22, 1957, in Weslaco, Texas, Ricardo was the son of Guadalupe and Josefa Navarro Villanueva. He was raised in Hamlin, and graduated from Hamlin High School in 1975. Ricardo moved to Toledo, Ohio, where he spent several years before returning to Hamlin in 1999. On July 27, 2002, he married the love of his life, Lucia Delgado,...
Naomi Pfeiffer
Jul 31, 2014
Born August 13, 1929, in Stamford, Texas, Naomi was the daughter of Jess and Naomi Proctor Young. She was raised in Hamlin, Texas, where she graduated from Hamlin High School in the class of 1946. Naomi attended HardinSimmons University in Abilene, Texas. She married the love of her life, William Henry Pfeiffer, on April 13, 1948, in Sweetwater, Texas....
James Weaver
Jul 29, 2014
Born July 12, 1926, J.F. was the son of Richard Morton and Mary Melinda Bates Weaver. In 1943, he married Ava Grace Hill in Jones County, Texas. He worked at the Celotex plant in Hamlin for 31 years, finishing his career as the plant electrician. J.F. moved from Hamlin in 1979, and lived several places before returning to Hamlin...
Mary Cogsdil
Jul 14, 2014
HamlinMary LaVelle Bell McComack Cogsdil, 68, passed away Monday July 14, 2014, in Houston. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. Saturday July 19, 2014, at the Hamlin Church of the Nazarene. Burial will be in McCaulley Cemetery, ed by AdamsFosterRay Funeral Home. Born November 7, 1945, in Stanton, TX, Mary was a daughter of the late Andrew Thomas...
Mac Reid
Jul 12, 2014
Born March 27, 1939, in Stamford, Texas, Mac was the son of Burnia Byron and Geneva Joe Hunter Reid. He graduated from Texas Tech University with a degree in Agriculture. On September 2, 1961, he married the love of his life, Anita Thomas, in Lubbock. In 1964, the couple moved to Hamlin, where Mac worked as a farmer. In...
Corella Stewart
Jul 8, 2014
Corella was the daughter of Frankie Stewart and the late Theron Stewart. She graduated from High School and attended college. Corella was very artistic, she loved to paint, color, collecting frogs and spending time keeping up with friends and family on Facebook. Corella attended the Nazarene Church. Corella was preceded in death by her father, one sister, and a...
Lenora Smith
Jul 2, 2014
Polly was born near Hamlin May 25, 1932, and graduated from high school at McCaulley in 1949. She married Ray Smith of Hamlin January 29, 1950. Polly retired from Texas Health and Human Services on February 29, 2000. She was an avid reader especially the Bible and a songwriter. Polly is preceded in death by her husband, Ray T....
Pearlie Mayes
Jun 20, 2014
Pearlie was a daughter of the late James C., Sr. and Rebecca Bass Mayes. She was employed at the Compress, worked as a cook and a Domestic Engineer for the Feagan Family for many years. Pearlie, affectionately known as Granny or Boss Lady loved to cook, fish and garden. Pearlie is preceded in death by her parents, one daughter...
Cleon Warner
Jun 18, 2014
Born February 17, 1946, in Stamford, Texas, Cleon was the son of Jethel Lewis and Metta Fae Mayfield Warner. He graduated from Hamlin High School, and attended college at Cisco College and McMurray University. On May 8, 2009, he married Virginia Kidd at Anson, Texas. He retired from ConocoPhillips after working 20 years as a Systems Technician, and from...
James Mcginley
Jun 12, 2014
Born April 26, 1940, in Bayard, Nebraska, Jim was the son of Frank and Jeanette Jensen McGinley. On December 9, 1984, he married the love of his life, Neoma McDaniel, in Dallas, Texas. The couple moved to Hamlin in 1990. Jim worked as an Automotive Paint and Body man for many years. In his spare time, he enjoyed Hunting,...
Lionel Gonzalez
Jun 6, 2014
Lionel B. Gonzalez, 80, died surrounded by his loving wife, sons and daughters Friday, June 6, 2014 after a long and happy life devoted to his family and community. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 11, 2014, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Hamlin, with burial following at Hamlin Memorial Cemetery. ation...
James Crowley
Jun 3, 2014
Born May 31, 1939, in Houston, Texas, James was the son of Clifton and Ossie Bennett Crowley. His family moved to Hamlin when he was four years old, and graduated from Hamlin High School in 1957. He attended McMurray University in Abilene, Texas. On November 2, 1979, he married Vickie Lynn West in Hamlin, Texas. James worked for several...
Donna Randolph
Jun 1, 2014
Donna was born on November 18, 1943, to Clyde and Georgia Kothe Fieldsin Sweetwater, Oklahoma. She graduated from Friona High School in Friona, Texas, as a member of the class of 1962. She lived in Lubbock, Texas, working at a newspaper office until her marriage to Herman Crawford on February 12, 1963. Their eleven year marriage produced two children:...
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